Macallan Cask strength unknown age

[firedogut]

I have searched and searched and searched and searched for an answer to this.

What is the age of a Macallan Cask Strength? There seems to be two bottles out there...one says 10 years on the bottle and one has no age statement.
the Macallan website only shows the one that states 10 years and won't return me e-mails....


here are the two bottles

 

[DE Shaver]

The Macallan (NAS) is aged 10 to 12 years, depending on the release. Not much help but better than nothing. In essence, it's the same beverage as the 10 year.

 

[BigRich]

Do you like it? If so, what does the age matter?

 

[firedogut]

beacuse I had the 10yr and really liked it. I bought a bottle of the no age statement and it was good but different, maybe it's just the difference from bottling to bottling and comes out more because it is a cask stregnth.

just got an e-mail from Macallan. Not sure where this Pub got a bottle with a 10yr age statment on it if its not sold in the US.

[We] should point out that we have had 2 Cask Strength products on release - a 75cl bottle sold in the USA with no age statement and a 1 litre bottle with a 10 years old age statement that was sold via the global travel retail sector, i.e. Duty free shops in airports, etc.

It doesn't carry an age statement as it varies in age from bottling to
bottling. Our whisky maker has complete freedom to select casks
according to their character rather than their age to achieve the
flavour and nose that is required for this whisky. On average, it would
be around a 12 years old whisky but it can vary between 10 to 15 years
from bottling to bottling.

Also the Duty Free expression has been replaced by a new range - none of
which carry and age expression and none of which are 3 years old. By not
carrying the age on the packaging, we can ensure consistency of quality
and continuity of supply.

 

[DE Shaver]

beacuse I had the 10yr and really liked it. I bought a bottle of the no age statement and it was good but different, maybe it's just the difference from bottling to bottling and comes out more because it is a cask stregnth.

That's the issue with scotches, especially single malts, as they can vary from bottling year to bottling year. Years ago, I wouldn't touch a Bowmore 12 year or an Isle of Jura Superstition whisky, but now they are among my favorites.

 

[TimmyBoston]

The No Age is mix between 10 to 12 year old stuff.